Once VSee is on your device, open it and "Create an account." That link will take you to their website where you create an account. Please let us know what email address you use – it's how we connect with VSee.

VSee is an app that is on your device – it's not a web browser link. You need to open VSee each time we have a meeting.

Once VSee is open, you will see a contact "Test Call". You can try a test call to make sure everything is working.

Sometimes there is feedback or echo while using VSee. Feedback and echo are eliminated if you use a microphone and earphones.

VSee is very intuitive, but if you want a tutorial, go here and scroll down to How to Use Stand-Alone VSee Video Chat Features.

Schedule an appointment -- choose one of the following.

1) Call Jerry at 218-822-3736 and play phone tag.

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2) Use our online scheduling system through Setmore Scheduling. Please note: this scheduling system is NOT secure and encrypted.

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3) Use the secure and encrypted web form through HushMail. (Double check your email address -- otherwise we can not get back to you.) After our first visit, I will give you a link to our secure and encrypted scheduling.

We believe that Cedarbrook provides an exceptional value in counseling services

You determine value by a number of factors -- results, costs, and quality of services are among those. While our costs are higher than many ($214 per session), we believe our results and quality balance that out.

Story: Many years ago and far away, Jerry was asked to help determine a treatment plan for a 10-year old boy. This boy had been in individual therapy for over two years, was in a day treatment program for 3 hours out of each school day, and had a county mental health case manager. All good people, all doing a good job. But no one could figure out how to help this child. After Jerry had spent some time to gather history from the boy, his mother, and the county social worker a pattern was showing. Jerry asked, "Has he been exposed to any harsh treatment?" (This is a gentle way of asking if he has been abused--all the signs were pointing to it.) Mom and social worker were adamant that it was very unlikely...but the boy said: "Mom, you don't know what dad's like when you're not around!" He then detailed a number of repeatedly abusive incidents. Mom was in tears, social worker shocked, and the boy was finally able to get the help he needed.

Not all situations are as dramatic as that, but you can see that spending $214 and finding the right intervention far outweighed the $1000's spent over the previous two years with very little results.

We are “out of network” providers for health insurance plans.

You need to contact your health plan managers to determine how to submit claims for payment for out-of-network services. You will need to be persistent because some health insurance plans very actively discourage you from seeing out-of-network providers. See difficulties with "managed care" for reasons why. See 3 Steps to Getting Health Insurance Reimbursement for how easy it is for many to submit claims.

Many people use health insurance benefits to help pay for medically necessary mental health services. You have a contract with your health insurance company for specific benefits. Sometimes those benefits are not adequate to provide all needed or recommended mental health services. You must determine if you wish to follow our recommendation even though your health insurance company will not pay for those services. In rare cases, we may discontinue services if you do not comply with treatment recommendations.

Story: Insurance companies typically pay for one diagnostic/assessment session. I have developed a protocol for assessing ADHD. This protocol includes the guidelines and recommendations from prominent organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the leading journals and textbooks in the field, and many other sources. If one would properly diagnose ADHD it would take closer to 12 hours than one - yet it is standard practice for insurance companies to pay for one.

Welcome to counseling services at Cedarbrook Counseling. There are times in everyone’s life when some help, understanding, and encouragement can make a difference. You deserve credit for recognizing that this might be one of those times and for taking a step toward changing and improving your situation.

Cedarbrook Counseling LLC is a single member Limited Liability Company (LLC). I am the owner and provide servises as a Licensed Psychologist. I also donate time to Cedarbrook Center, which is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. I host this website for both the non-profit and the LLC (to save money for the non-profit). So that you can tell which services are provided by the LLC, I have used the "Body, Mind, Spirit" icon and my picture across the top. -- Jerry Jensen, MA, LP

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